‘Vampire Diaries’ Scoop: Elena & Caroline Encounter Death At College

A(nother) killer is on the loose! Could it be someone the girls already know?

Does Whitmore College offer a degree in criminal justice? Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Caroline (Candice Accola) might want to consider making that their major, as they’ll be spending most of their free time solving murders, anyway. On the Oct. 10 episode of The Vampire Diaries, “True Lies,” the co-eds get busy trying “to find out who is covering up a campus murder” — and things take an unexpected turn.

For starters, the sleuths find an unlikely ally in new-guy Jesse (Kendrick Sampson), who offers them some potentially incriminating information about Professor Maxfield (Rick Cosnett).

Oh, Salvatore Brother, Where Art Thou?

Meanwhile, back in Mystic Falls, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) realizes that Stefan (Paul Wesley) is missing — that might explain why he had his hands around his brother’s neck in that first-look photo — and he enlists the help of Sheriff Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre).

Realizing that Silas is on the hunt for Katherine, Damon asks Matt (Zach Roerig) and Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to keep her safe. But like most plans, this one “quickly spirals out of control.”

Jeremy’s Girl Problems

Sadly, Jeremy’s female issues aren’t limited to protecting Katherine. By the season’s second episode, Jer is at his wit’s end, struggling with being the only person who can communicate with Bonnie (Kat Graham).